as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way
the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards
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as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
kept hedging whenever asked for an opinion on the matter
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2
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the prison was hedged by a high stone wall
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Recent Examples of hedge
Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis before the global financial crisis in 2008, raised his stakes in JD.com, Alibaba and Baidu, while adding what appeared to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, most of these current EVs are built on platforms shared with internal combustion engine models, as BMW hedged its bets while electric market growth remained unpredictable.
—Byjames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Rosemary can be used in a stand-alone herb garden, interspersed with other perennials and shrubs or used as a low growing evergreen hedge.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis before the global financial crisis in 2008, raised his stakes in JD.com, Alibaba and Baidu, while adding what appeared to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Right now consumers aren’t going along, and automakers are pulling back and hedging their bets.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
However, most of these current EVs are built on platforms shared with internal combustion engine models, as BMW hedged its bets while electric market growth remained unpredictable.
—Byjames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedge
Noun
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Some reportedly had to scale fences and break through barricades to enter the building and participate in the vote.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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As The Athletic outlined, there is even a bizarre plot behind turnstiles 42 and 43 of the East Stand, bought privately for £180,000, which temporarily housed a metal container and a fence leading nowhere.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2024
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Besides New York and Los Angeles, there are few cities in North America with multiple 15,000-seat arenas that separately house NHL and NBA teams.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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This offering blends bourbon made from a 99% corn mash bill that was aged for 9 years and then underwent a secondary 125-day cask finished in French Oak barrels that housed BHAKTA’s 1973 Armagnac vintage.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Hollis screams for help and one of her neighbors, hearing her through the walls, calls the police.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The result is a staging of half-hearted opulence, with massive walls that trundle into position, squeezing the crowds or parting to reveal a giant staircase suitable for processions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Venus will conjunct Saturn in Pisces — shaking your expansive ninth house of adventure, wisdom and belief systems — presenting you with a chance to harness your intuition and emotional intelligence to create a practical plan.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Back then, a nearly 3% devaluation shook markets everywhere.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There’s even a circle that encloses on the map similar to a battle royale game, though this is not a competitive PvE title.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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SpaceX is also recovering and reusing payload fairings, the shell that encloses satellite payloads during their initial climb through the atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.—
Claës Nordenskiöld,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune Asia,
11 Jan. 2025
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Six months after the hurricane, Williams is rebuilding The Last Bar Before the Jungle piece by piece, searing spiny lobsters on a stovetop surrounded by power tools.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Village People released a statement earlier this week about its involvement in events surrounding Trump’s swearing-in.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Hedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedge. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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